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Chic Pixel Plus Episode 3 – Countdown to E3 and Japanland

6 / 8 / 134 / 21 / 15

Now, this is unexpected! An episode of Chic Pixel Plus is actually up early?! No, it’s not a dream – due to the fact that episode 3 contains some pre-E3 speculation, I’ve decided to go ahead and post it a few days ahead of schedule with the hope that everyone has time to listen to it (or at least the pre-E3 portion of the discussion) before all the new announcements start rolling in. So let’s get right to it, shall we?

retro game boxes
Beautiful retro game boxes by The Gay Gamer
For this game-tastic week (sorry, anime fans!), I’m joined by a very special guest: Bryan, one of my fellow podcasters on The Nichiest Podcast Ever, and the curator of The Gay Gamer! We cover a whole range of topics, including our localization announcement hopes for E3 and what it’s like to be a gamer learning Japanese. I also take the opportunity to blab about all the games I’m planning on buying during my impending Japan trip, and I ask Bryan the ultimate question: if you could only buy one retro game console in Japan, what would it be? And somehow the GameBoy Advance manages to sneak its way into the conversation once again!?
Also, you may have noticed something a little different about the site… That’s right, I’ve got my own domain! I’ll also be hosting all future podcasts on my own server from now on, and will try to get an RSS feed and iTunes downloads set up as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!
http://chic-pixel.com/podcast/cpplus3.mp3

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Time codes:
00:00:32 – Introductions
00:01:40 – News (Cave, Time of EVE Kickstarter, Class of Heroes 2)
00:07:15 – Pre-E3 speculation (Localizations! Next gen consoles! Who needs next gen consoles?!)
00:24:26 – Nerds learning Japanese
00:44:08 – Anne’s upcoming trip to Japan (PC Engines, Guru Logi Champ, Ys, GBA games…)
01:16:00 – Closing remarks
Opening ♫ – Trader – Ys I & II Chronicles
Closing ♫ – Results Music – Guru Logi Champ
 
Thanks for listening! Any and all feedback is always appreciated!
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Chic Pixel Plus: Episode 2 – Otaku Gaming

5 / 27 / 134 / 21 / 15

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s another episode of Chic Pixel Plus! To the surprise of everyone, including me, I’ve managed to get the second episode of my new podcast out the door on schedule. Sure, considering I called the first episode the pilot this technically is only episode one, and I managed to completely botch my opening and closing remarks, but we all have to start somewhere, right?

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory artwork
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory

This week I’m joined by Matt Sainsbury of DigitallyDownloaded to discuss a particular niche of Japanese games often dubbed “otaku games.” Together, we hash out what makes these games appealing, why they tend to have a bad rep outside Japan, and what our favorite otaku games are. Of course, with the recent Xbox One reveal, we couldn’t help but add some of our thoughts, and I took the time to gush about the recent Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- announcement. Even if you’re not a fan of otaku games, be sure to tune in – you might learn something new!

http://chic-pixel.com/podcast/cpplus2.mp3

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Time codes:
0:00:25 – introductions
0:01:48 – what are otaku games?
0:09:00 – Love Plus
0:19:15 – Photo Kano Kiss + Photo Kano anime
0:34:00 – Atelier series (Arland trilogy + Ayesha)
0:46:10 – Hyperdimension Neptunia series
0:59:45 – hurdles of publishing otaku games outside Japan, Mugen Souls, otome games
1:09:40 – upcoming otaku games (Time and Eternity)
1:13:48 – news! Xbone, Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, BlazBlue anime, Freedom Wars
1:26:21 – closing remarks

Anne Lee || Chic Pixel || @apricotsushi
My Xbox one thoughts are included in this compilation of staff impressions at VGW

Matt Sainsbury || Digitally Downloaded || @DigitallyDownld
Matt’s Xbox one reaction piece

Opening ♫ Koi suru lens – Photo Kano
Ending ♫ Dimension tripper!!!! – Hyperdimension Neptunia The Animation

This time around I used a different program to record the audio, and unfortunately I don’t think it turned out as well. Since I’m still getting the hang of all this, your feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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Introducing Chic Pixel’s new bi-weekly podcast, Chic Pixel Plus!

5 / 13 / 134 / 21 / 15
As you may know, I’ve dabbled in the realm of video game-related podcasts for a while now. I’m a cohost of the Nichiest Podcast Ever with shidoshi and Bryan, I’ve appeared infrequently on the Video Game Writers podcast, and I even made a guest appearance on the latest Gaymebar function. But, while I love chatting about video games, I’ve long felt that there aren’t many good podcasts out there that conduct discussions on a variety of Japanese entertainment, particularly anime/manga and games.
So, what’s a blogger to do? Start her own podcast, of course! My latest endeavor, Chic Pixel Plus, will act as a kind of supplement to this blog, and in it I hope to discuss all manner of fun Japan-related things with each of my bi-weekly guests.

On this week’s pilot episode, I’m joined by special guest Elliot Gay of Japanator and the Red Sun Gamer podcast for a discussion of Kyoto Animation’s newly-announced anime Free!, what spring season anime we’re watching, and a few video game-related tidbits including a discussion of just what is up with Compile Heart’s Fairy Fencer F, old-school Ys, and the 3DS eShop game Crimson Shroud. We also get our fangirl on over a rather interesting obsession… Japanese GBA games boxes!

If that sounds up your alley, please give the episode a listen below! You can also download it directly onto your computer, if you prefer, or even manually subscribe on iTunes by adding the RSS feed.

http://chic-pixel.com/podcast/cpplus1.mp3

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0:11 – A new challenger appears
3:00 – (fujoshi heaven) Free!
11:40 – Shingeki no Kyojin – Attack on Titan (watch on Crunchyroll)
27:43 – Suisei no Gargantia – Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (watch on Crunchyroll)
37:18 – Aku no Hana – Flowers of Evil (watch on Crunchyroll)
53: 37 – Video gaemz? Fairy Fencer F
1:02:19 – Ysssssss
1:10:05 – Crimson Shroud
1:12:22 – omg GBA boxes
1:20:12 – closing remarks

Guest: Elliot Gay || Japanator.com, Red Sun Gamer || @ryougasaotome

Opening ♫ Honeybee Manor – Final Fantasy VII
Ending ♫ Guren no Yumiya – Shingeki no Kyojin

Since this is my first time recording and editing a podcast, I’d really appreciate your feedback! Is the sound okay? Are the topics interesting? Do I say “um” too much? Please let me know what you think, and look forward to a new episode with a different guest in two weeks!
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